9:47 PM,
Mar. 20, 2013

Chris Johnson says running backs are taught at an early age to 'lower your head when you run the football.'

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When running back Eddie George entered the NFL in 1996, his coach immediately offered words of advice.

"Jeff Fisher is the one who told me, 'Young man, at this level, you cannot run high. You are 6-3, so lower your pads or you are going to get your head taken off,' " the Titans' all-time leading rusher recalled.

After NFL owners approved a proposal Wednesday banning ball carriers from initiating contact with the crown of their helmet in the open field, George called the former Titans coach for an explanation. ...